The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

I read this book in a day and a bit. I was hooked!Cinderella is my weakness, so when I heard about this book I had to buy it.
‘Cinder’ is a brilliant transformation, merging the classicCinderella with a futuristic world. After following Cinderella for so long, Ididn’t think the transformation could surprise me as much as it did, and I evenfound myself wondering how it would end!
The world of ‘Cinder’ is set in the future, where cyborgsand androids live among humans. The story begins with Cinder, a mechanic andcyborg, removing her metal foot in preparation for a new one. This futuristictheme was exciting and a new area to explore, gripping me to the pages.
When the Prince turns up at her market stall, you areintroduced to the light conversation between them that will bring a smile toyour face. This relationship is one of the many storylines that grows in thenovel, parallel to each other and all connected by Cinder, and is the happypart of the novel that all you romantics will look forward to.
For the more fantasy/action lovers out there, there is adeeper side that will keep your eyes glued to the text. There are hints at thebeginning that cyborgs – humans with robot-type features – are not highlythought of in the world. Cinder doesn’t want the Prince to know about this partof her, and her stepmother is disgraced by having a cyborg in the house. WhenCinder’s kind stepsister gets the plague that has killed thousands of peopleand threatens the current King, Cinder is volunteered by her stepmother to be aparticipant in their experiments to find a cure. This should result in thedeath of Cinder, however a set of circumstances unravel that makes Cinder moreimportant than anyone gives her credit for. The story continues, with a newrace being introduced, sections from Kia’s viewpoint as he takes on newresponsibilities and deep secrets being discovered.
This novel is much more than another Cinderellatransformation, and Marissa has not allowed the fairytale to narrow the depthor restrict her story at all. Cinder is a great heroin with a strongpersonality, and I can’t wait for the sequel, to get to know her more and seehow the story unfolds.